I think this was a Canadian Broadcasting show and it’s now off the air. (Could be wrong though.) Anyway, good stuff. Go forth and be intellectually stimulated.

Big Ideas offers lectures on a variety of thought-provoking topics which range across politics, culture, economics, art history, science…. By nature of its lecture format, pacing and inquisitive approach, it is the antithesis of the prevailing sound-bite television norm. The simple, bold concept is a victory of substance over style.

Here’e one I was digging today:

Paul Stevens from the English department at the University of Toronto St. George delivers his competition lecture entitled “Milton’s Satan”.

vids
https://tvo.org/archive-programs/big-ideas
audio
http://feeds.tvo.org/tvobigideas
itunes
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/big-ideas-audio/id129166905?mt=2